Jun 17, 2025 11:12 AM
Kandace Springs Sings Billie Holiday
When it came time to pose for the cover of her new album, Lady In Satin — a tribute to Billie Holiday’s 1958…
In support of his new album Coral (Columbia), saxophonist David Sanchez will be on the road for a good portion of the fall. Coral is Sanchez’s first album with a symphony orchestra. The album includes important, though rarely performed, works by Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos and Argentina’s Alberto Ginastera, in addition to two classically inspired works by Brazilian bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim, two originals by Sánchez and one b the session’s string arranger and conductor, Carlos Franzetti.
Dates for Sanchez’s tour are:
Sept. 24–26: Chicago, Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase
Sept. 28–30: New York, Blue Note
Oct. 1–2: Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
Oct. 5–10: Los Angeles, Jazz Bakery
Oct. 12–13: Seattle, Jazz Alley
Oct. 14–17: Oakland, Calif., Yoshi’s
Oct. 18: Santa Cruz, Calif., Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 20–21: Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University
For more information on Sanchez, visit his web site at www.sonymusic.com/artists/DavidSanchez/.
“There’s nothing quite like it,” Springs says of working with an orchestra. “It’s 60 people working in harmony in the moment. Singing with them is kind of empowering but also humbling at the same time.”
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